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Title: oil filled radiators
Post by: hercules on 30 August 2011, 19:56:29
does anybody have or has used them and are they any good.when i partitioned the main bedroom to make two my lad in the small room ended up with about 8in of radiator and could do with a little extra heat
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: Richie London on 30 August 2011, 20:05:29
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does anybody have or has used them and are they any good.when i partitioned the main bedroom to make two my lad in the small room ended up with about 8in of radiator and could do with a little extra heat

mu mum has one and they are good. not sure on cost of electric though
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: Richie London on 30 August 2011, 20:06:40
What about underfloor heating in there??
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: blackviper90210 on 30 August 2011, 20:06:51
I used one when I was in the barrack block in the forces, they're pretty good. Well, I never had any grief with it although thats going back about 20 years  ;)
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: Vamps on 30 August 2011, 20:18:46
I have used these on and off over the years, no problem, we have two of the shortened 'crunched up' ones in the caravan (Static) in the bedrooms and they do a fine Job, have a thermostat fitted so level of heat can be determined, not sure about the running costs, but we do not run up a huge electric bill over the year................. :) :) :)
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: hercules on 30 August 2011, 20:30:29
i wish id of had more time to either move radiator or add another when i did the job but it was rush cos of new baby.as youve said there good i think i might just get a cheep one,if it means keepin the chill off yer lad at night whats a few more pound on the leccy bill
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: Vamps on 30 August 2011, 20:35:42
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i wish id of had more time to either move radiator or add another when i did the job but it was rush cos of new baby.as youve said there good i think i might just get a cheep one,if it means keepin the chill off yer lad at night whats a few more pound on the leccy bill

Exactly,  Kid's and a couple of extra Pounds, here and their,  seem to go hand in hand.........like crackers and cheese.............. :D :D :D
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: Radar on 30 August 2011, 21:06:44
bought a delonghi bambino for the little ones room due to a harsh last winter - it is small and powerful enough - was more expensive than larger/higher capacity models but it works really well and would recommend it
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 30 August 2011, 21:44:12
There ok but gobble electric and can cost the best part of 40p an hour to run as unlike a storage heater, there not a very good energy store so dont work well on economy 7 alone.

The cheapest to operate whould be to add an extra rad to the central heating system (which is only plumbing so easy enough)
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: jonnycool on 30 August 2011, 21:44:26
Don't ever play darts near one, especially if you're not very good.....the oil comes out  :( ::)
Title: Re: oil filled radiators
Post by: TheBoy on 30 August 2011, 22:14:15
As MDTM says, very expensive to run.  If it is more than just very occasional use, its worth exploring other options :y